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An Imminent Threat?
Wednesday, January 8, 2020

By David L. Phillips

General Qasem Soleimani, head of the Quds Force, a branch of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was killed by a US air strike on January 3, 2020. President Donald J. Trump justifies killing Soleimani, asserting that his intervention prevented an imminent attack. Congress demands information on the operation amidst a furor over whether the hit was legal, justified, and judicious.

Salvaging U.S. Interests in Iraq
Saturday, January 4, 2020

By Ken Blackwell and David L. Phillips

The killing of Qasem Soleimani is a seismic event with huge ramifications across the Middle East and worldwide. It underscores the need for a new approach in Iraq and the region. To salvage something from its invasion and occupation of Iraq, the U.S. should focus on the Kurds.

Evangelicals for Justice
Thursday, January 2, 2020

By David L. Phillips

Devotion and sacrifice are fundamental to faith. As Evangelicals gather in Miami on January 3 to launch “Evangelicals for Trump”, we reflect on these values and their current relevance.

Ilham Ahmed at Columbia University
Ilham Ahmed in Discussion with David L. Phillips
Friday, November 22, 2019

The Peacebuilding and Human Rights program hosted Ilham Ahmed, Executive President of the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC), on 22 November 2019, to discuss the ongoing crisis in Syria and America's betrayal of the Kurds.

David L. Phillips Delivered Keynote Address at the St. Andrew’s Annual Conference on Religious Freedom
"Turkey’s Targeting of Ethnic and Religious Minorities in Syria" by David L. Phillips
Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Remarks by

DAVID L. PHILLIPS

Truth is in short supply these days. Repeating a lie often and loud enough does not make it true.

Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan justified Turkey’s invasion of northern Syria on national security grounds. Its unprovoked attack had little to do with national security. Syrian Kurds have never launched a cross-border attack on Turkey.

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